Max Scherzer

Dan Haren has been pitching with a cloud of uncertainty over his head for a few weeks amid trade rumors. If the veteran right-hander's latest potential final appearance as a Marlin turns out to be his swan song, it will go down as another in which he pitched well enough to win but didn't get the payoff. Haren allowed only one run on a homer by Ryan Zimmerman in six innings Thursday but lost a duel with All-Star Max Scherzer as the Nationals took the series with a 1-0 victory in the matinee finale in front of a Camp Day crowd of 30,068. Following the game, the Marlins completed a trade to send pitcher Mat Latos and first baseman Michael Morse to the Dodgers. Haren has been...

Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels has pitched his first no-hitter, defeating the Chicago Cubs, 5-0, at Wrigley Field on Saturday.
The 31-year-old was part of combined no-hitter with three relievers last season when he went six innings in a...

A.J. Ellis was flustered.
Making a sudden sixth-inning entrance Sunday as an injury replacement for starting catcher Yasmani Grandal, Ellis didn't know what was working for pitcher Zack Greinke and what wasn't.
Greinke calmed his fears.
"All my...

Adrian Gonzalez earned the distinction of hitting home runs on consecutive days —in the same game.
The Dodgers and Washington Nationals on Saturday played the last four innings of a game that was suspended Friday night, with the Nationals claiming a...

Clayton Kershaw’s first start after the All-Star break has been pushed to Saturday, the Dodgers announced Thursday.
Kershaw will be trading places in the rotation with Mike Bolsinger, who is now scheduled to pitch the first game of the three-game...

As the Dodgers clubhouse started to empty Sunday afternoon, two bags sat in front of Clayton Kershaw's locker.
One was for the team's 10-game trip that would start in five days. The other was for Kershaw's upcoming visit to Cincinnati, the site of...

Joc Pederson has a busy week ahead of him. And it just got a little busier.
Right after Sunday's game against the Brewers, he'll fly out to Cincinnati, where he'll take part in Monday's home run derby.
Then, on Tuesday, he'll take part in the All-Star...

What, you thought they were really going to have an All-Star game without Clayton Kershaw?
Not likely. The reigning MVP had to wait longer than most, but he was officially added to the NL squad Sunday morning to replace Washington Nationals ace...

KEY MOMENT: With the bases loaded in the third inning, Carlos Gomez lined a double just past left fielder Andre Ethier and off the wall. All three baserunners scored, and the Brewers took a 3-0 lead.
ON THE MOUND: In his first start in almost 23...

Oh, please, stop your whining. Clayton Kershaw was not selected to be a National League All-Star. The sporting world still spins.
Here's a real news break for you — he shouldn't be.
It's supposed to be a game featuring the players having the best...

This is what a first-place team looks like: The Dodgers had four players selected to the National League All-Star team Monday, none of them named Clayton Kershaw or Yasiel Puig.
Kershaw could still make the team. Puig, who sat out six weeks because of...

For the second consecutive season, the Dodgers had four players selected for the National League All-Star team.
After the Dodgers were shut out in fan voting on Sunday, they did well when reserves and pitchers were announced Monday. First baseman...

Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton had surgery on his broken left hand, and the timetable for major league home run leader’s return remains four to six weeks.
Stanton, who has 27 homers and 67 RBIs, was injured while swinging the bat Friday...

Last week’s ranking in parentheses, statistics are through Friday’s games:
1. ST. LOUIS: The Cardinals are continuing to hack down the competition. (1)
2. KANSAS CITY: Raul Mondesi Jr. will play in the Futures Game — if Royals fans don’t vote him as...

Last week's ranking in parentheses, statistics are through Friday's games:
1. ST. LOUIS: The Cardinals lead the league in grit, wins and FBI investigations. (1)
2. KANSAS CITY: The Royals limit their hacking to the All-Star game vote. (3)
3....

The way Max Scherzer was pitching, the Milwaukee Brewers were going to need a bit of luck to even manage getting anyone on base.
They got it — barely.
Scherzer struck out a Nationals-record 16 and threw a one-hitter, losing his perfect-game bid on...

How overlooked has Zack Greinke been? Consider the scene in the first inning of the Dodgers' 3-2 loss to the Braves on Wednesday.
Juan Uribe stepped into the batter's box and received a standing ovation from the Dodger Stadium fans. He doffed his helmet....

Major League Baseball ruled that the Chicago Cubs did not violate tampering rules when they pursued Manager Joe Maddon last fall.
The commissioner's office released a statement Wednesday clearing the Cubs of wrongdoing about six months after Tampa Bay...

I’ve been carrying a secret since 1973. It’s not the kind of thing you mention in the gym, at a poker party, or around the batting cage in a National League city.
I love the designated hitter.
There, Dr. Phil, I said it.
I want to thank Washington...

The Baltimore Orioles' home game Monday night at Camden Yards against the Chicago White Sox has been postponed because of safety concerns.
Rioters have looted stores and thrown rocks and bricks at Baltimore police in the wake of the death of Freddie...